Mii and You

Mii and You #15

Secondly, my work life over the past three weeks has been nothing short of completely insane. I can't remember being "forced" to play so many great games in such a short space of time. I'll not dwell on the fact that I've rapidly become a Call of Duty 4 online addict, but instead, let's focus on the fact that I've played, loved, beaten and wanted more from Super Mario Galaxy.

Retail code showed up late last week, and Nintendo had originally stated that all media outlets (online ones at least) were not allowed to run reviews of the game until November 12th. This, believe it or not, was music to my ears because I really wanted to take my time with the game, and not feel as though I had to rush it for a timely review.

Things rapidly changed when Nintendo reps called and told me that the embargo had been nixed, and that we were free to post the game's review whenever we wanted. Shit. This meant it was time to get cracking and get capturin' those power stars. For the next four days I ploughed through 70 or so stars. The experience was amazing from beginning to end. I can't believe how much fun Galaxy turned out to be.

Now, I was one of those gamers that really liked Sunshine more than the average Joe. For me, the difficulty curve didn't put me off; in fact it made the game more enjoyable. But I still preferred the gameplay experience from one of my all-time favorite games, Super Mario 64. At last, I've found a game that beats out both of those titles. Galaxy has become my third-favorite Nintendo game ever, right behind A Link to the Past and Super Mario World. Make no mistake -- you need to play this game.

My excitement was further reinforced today with the news that Galaxy had sold over 250,000 copies in Japan in its first week of going on sale. Those are pretty impressive figures. So, I'm wondering how well it'll do when it hits the streets here in North America next week. I'm betting that global sales of the game are going to be mighty impressive by year's end.

I'm going back into Galaxy at my leisure to try and finish up the rest of the star challenges, and I'll be making sure I take my damned sweet time. Savor it, folks, because it doesn't get any better than this. Well, until Brawl ships next year, that is.

Now's your chance to spit venom or wax poetic to me about everything Nintendo. See you next time!

[Mii and You is written by Bryn Williams, who recently became the new Managing Editor at GameSpy.com.]

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